WHO changes definition of airborne disease following COVID-19 debates

The World Health Organization issued a new report saying that pathogens spread 'through the air' is a better descriptor than 'aerosol' or 'airborne' spread.

“It’s a pretty important statement of agreement to work together,” WHO’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told the

The report explains that the descriptive phrase “through the air” is the best general term to characterize a virus where the main transmission route involves the pathogen being suspended in the air. According to the report, pathogens spread through the air can also generally be spread by contaminated surfaces, although this is less common.

The WHO report notes, however, that the debate over “airborne” disease and “aerosol transmission” during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic “may have contributed to misleading information and confusion about how pathogens are transmitted in human populations.”

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